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>> well, the key player is obama. and this is -- i keep saying we're in the obama era. we're not in the john boehner era. we're not in whoever's going to be secretary of state or secretary of defense. and he's got to set the table in a way that not only works but communicates to the world there is a coherent leadership here that can get things done and how it exactly gets done i don't think makes that much difference. it's just got to be done. and if we run off the cliff, i mean i hate this term but the repercussions -- >>> primatene mist used to be america's top asthma medicine. now 1 million are gathering dust in a california warehouse. we'll tell you why and how that could change on capitol hill. you're watching "cbs this morning." we'll be right back. >> announcer: this portion of "cbs this morning" sponsored by keep medicare and social security strong for generations to come. and social security strong for generations to come. but you deserve straight talk about the options on the... table and what they mean for you and your family. ancr: aarp is cutting through al
>> well, the key player is obama. and this is -- i keep saying we're in the obama era. we're not in the john boehner era. we're not in whoever's going to be secretary of state or secretary of defense. and he's got to set the table in a way that not only works but communicates to the world there is a coherent leadership here that can get things done and how it exactly gets done i don't think makes that much difference. it's just got to be done. and if we run off the cliff, i mean i hate...
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obama wants to raise them for households earning more than $250,000 a year. he has so far resisted gop demands for spending cuts to health care or education. >> i'm not going to have a situation where the wealthiest among us, including folks like me, get to keep all our tax breaks and then we're asking students to pay higher student loans. >> reporter: even so, democrats worry mr. obama might cave to republicans, their biggest fear, the president will do what he considered in 2011, raise the eligibility age for medicare, a top house democrat monday warned the white house to tread lightly. >> now that would save a lot of money for the federal government and look good on the balance sheet but he's not going to vote for it and i'm not going to vote for it. >> reporter: this is a big part of the story to come. if there's a deal that's a huge break-through but lawmakers still have to vote for it and democrats oppose large structural cuts to medicare and most republicans oppose income tax rates on the so-called wealthy. that's why lawmakers were told not to make bi
obama wants to raise them for households earning more than $250,000 a year. he has so far resisted gop demands for spending cuts to health care or education. >> i'm not going to have a situation where the wealthiest among us, including folks like me, get to keep all our tax breaks and then we're asking students to pay higher student loans. >> reporter: even so, democrats worry mr. obama might cave to republicans, their biggest fear, the president will do what he considered in 2011,...
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no, i think -- one of the things about president obama, he is very tough minded. and i think his decision to go after bin laden, his decisions on afghanistan in terms of the troop buildups, this is a guy actually who relishes making decisions. and it was one. things that surprised me most about him. here is somebody who before he became president had really never run anything. but he is very deliberative when he has the time to be deliberative. but i've seen instances also where he had to react very quickly and he didn't hesitate. so i think it would be a mistake, particularly on bashar assad's part, to underestimate him. >> simply cannot go beyond trying to maintain themselves in power? they seem not to be willing to make a wise decision to let go. >> first of all, the assad family and the shia minority in syria have repressed the sunni and other relingious and ethnic groups in syria for decades. there is a score card that those other groups will want to even, of massacres and executions. and i think one of the reasons assad is fighting so hard is that they have
no, i think -- one of the things about president obama, he is very tough minded. and i think his decision to go after bin laden, his decisions on afghanistan in terms of the troop buildups, this is a guy actually who relishes making decisions. and it was one. things that surprised me most about him. here is somebody who before he became president had really never run anything. but he is very deliberative when he has the time to be deliberative. but i've seen instances also where he had to react...
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john boehner will meet with reporters in a couple of hours and president obama will do some interviews with stations across the country. >> also in washington is republican senator jim demint of south carolina. senator, good morning. >> good morning, charlie. >> senator, what do you think is going to happen? >> i wish i knew. most of us here are not in the loop of what they're discussing. but i do know this, that this government doesn't need more money, this country needs less government. to take more money out of the real economy and give it to politicians and bureaucrats, no matter who you take it from, is not going to help the middle class or anyone else. the president's proposal clearly is not a plan, it's not a solution. it will fund the government for a few days. we all realize it's a political trophy, it's not a solution. but the president has been campaigning against these tax rates for a long time, and he will probably eventually get his tax increases one way or another. >> so if he will get them, why not get them now and compromise and avoid going off the fiscal cliff? >> wel
john boehner will meet with reporters in a couple of hours and president obama will do some interviews with stations across the country. >> also in washington is republican senator jim demint of south carolina. senator, good morning. >> good morning, charlie. >> senator, what do you think is going to happen? >> i wish i knew. most of us here are not in the loop of what they're discussing. but i do know this, that this government doesn't need more money, this country...